The Prosecutor v. Paul Bisengimana
Case Sheet · ICTR
The Prosecutor v. Paul Bisengimana
| Case number | ICTR-00-60 |
| Case Name | "Bisengimana" |
| Status | Closed · Sentence Served |
Context
Paul Bisengimana was appointed Bourgmestre of Gikoro commune, Kigali-Rural prefecture by the President of Rwanda on 27th May 1981 and remained in that position until the fall of Gikoro Commune to the Rwanda Patriotic Front between 19th and 21'' April 1994.
Pre-Trial
| Initial Indictment | 10 July 2000 |
| Amended Indictment(s) | 31 October 2005 28 November 2005 |
| Crimes Charged | Genocide Genocide · art. 2(3)(a) ICTRS Complicity in genocide · art. 2(3)(e) ICTRS Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of murder · art. 3(a) ICTRS Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS Crime against humanity of rape · art. 3(g) ICTRS
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| Arrest and Transfer | 4 December 2001 · Arrested in Mali · Transferred to ICTR 11 march 2002 |
| Initial Appearance | 18 March 2002 · Plea: Not Guilty |
| Guilty Plea | 7 December 2005 · Crimes against humanity of murder and extermination |
Trial
| Trial Chamber | Trial Chamber II · Judges: Judge Arlette Ramaroson (Presiding), Judge William H. Sekule, Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa |
| Trial Judgment | 13 April 2006 |
| Crimes at Guilty Plea | Crimes against humanity Crime against humanity of extermination · art. 3(b) ICTRS |
| Sentencing Judgment | 15 years of imprisonment |
Key Documents
| Amended Indictment | Amended Indictment (2005) |
| Trial Judgment | Trial Judgment (2006) |
| ICTR Case Page | Official ICTR page |